22nd Enterprise
Architecture Practitioners
Conference
April 28–29, London, UK
Objective of Meeting
The Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conferences are organized
by Enterprise Architecture practitioners, for Enterprise Architecture
practitioners, and for those directly involved in the management and
oversight of Enterprise Architecture. Open Group members and non-members
alike come together to share insights and perspectives on best practices
in Enterprise Architecture.
The conference underlined the continuing role of The Open Group in
providing a truly global forum in which Enterprise Architects from all
sectors of the industry can come together to discuss best practice in
Enterprise Architecture, hone their skills, find new ways to solve
problems, share experiences, and learn from each other.
Summary
Each day of the two-day conference included a mix of plenary
presentations, with industry leaders from near and far sharing their
insights on the day’s theme; and a set of parallel streams examining
specific areas in depth. The various streams delivered presentations by
enterprise architecture professionals from both vendor and customer
organizations; and provided experience-based insight into the approaches
and methods that have proved most effective for developing architectures
around the world.
The presentations can be accessed from the links below under separate
daily headings:
PANEL: Resisting Short-Term Thinking:
Rationalizing Investments in Enterprise Architecture during a Recession Moderated by Kevin
White, Contributing Editor, Computer Business Review Panelists included: Terry
Blevins, Lead Architect, MITRE Corporation; Thomas
Obitz, Principal Architect, Infosys Technologies; Phil
Pavitt, CIO, Transport for London; Henry
Peyret, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research; Mike
Turner, Enterprise Architect, Capgemini
A live recording of this session will shortly be available; go to Dana
Gardner’s BriefingsDirect podcast.
Parallel Streams
TOGAF 9 in Detail
Host: Jane
Varnus, Architecture Consultant, Bank of Montreal, Canada
The presentations, tutorials, and workshops at the meeting, and the
associated discussions and panel sessions, all provided participants
with a wealth of experience-based insight into current best practice in
enterprise architecture, from leading experts and practitioners around
the world.
Next Steps
This 22nd Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference was a
great success, confirming the global need for this unique series of
events.
